A reason to go out in Wheeling as cold snap starts to lift
Just in time for the bitter cold that’s gripped the suburbs for a week to ease up, the Wheeling Park District on Sunday gave people a reason to get back outside.
The park district’s Winterfest at Horizon Park featured activities like snow sculpting, snowman making and penguin egg hunt.
But the highlight for many was a sled dog demonstration from Free Spirit Siberian Rescue, followed by a meet and greet with the huskies that put on the show.
"It's amazing when you are going along with the dogs,“ said sled driver Mike Knill of Round Lake Beach. ”You're just gliding along peacefully. It's like a well-oiled machine."
Mike Knill, with Free Spirit Siberian Rescue, hooks up sled dogs Denali and Danika during a sled dog demonstration Sunday during the Wheeling Park District’s Winterfest at Horizon Park. The winter event included a dog sled demonstration, penguin egg hunt, arts and crafts, and snow sculpting.
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Teddy Lakomski, 6, of Arlington Heights, works on a snowman Sunday during Winterfest, hosted by the Wheeling Park District at Horizon Park.
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Kids scramble for plastic eggs in the snow Sunday during a penguin egg hunt at Winterfest, hosted by the Wheeling Park District at Horizon Park.
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Mike Knill of Round Lake Beach, with Free Spirit Siberian Rescue, leads a sled dog demonstration Sunday during the Wheeling Park District’s Winterfest at Horizon Park.
Ryan Rayburn for the Daily Herald
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